New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-27
PAKKER'S METHOD DISLIKEn
THE EULOGY BILL TROUBLES PLYxcrrru
MR. BEECHER's FRIENDS SORRY THAT rnrYpN,

MR. BERCHERs FRIENDS SORRY THAT TnvYp,,.
so MUCH TO HEAR THE LONDON LECTURE.
The publication OF the charge admitted by pcrso,
having 50 intimate n knowlc ige OF the facts IA Nil
j. b. Pond, the lectnre-agen tnat the Rev DR. Jossn,
| Parker Of Lon Ion had received peouui Try conpe.s,
| ton for tho delivery OF his eniogy Mr. fireca.r
caused considerable comment and no little indisnain
Yesterday not only in Brooklyn but hi, sale.or IN
river also. This feeling was made additionally acrln,
NOUS by knowledge OF the fact relative 10 Do,,.y.
travelling expenses being taken out OF the proceed, Of
the eulogy, and that the Executive Conait,es
of the Beecher Statue Fund had yc. seen
nothing o. the remain Ter also that Major Pold posi-.
lively refused to make accounting until er Deem
| Der 10.
The Majors declaration that the members OF the COM
mittes "doadhealsd" the sage met with many
denials from hose who occupied platform seats that
occasion. large number Of whom assert that they not
enly paid for heir admission but bought tckets
from two to two dozen eacn, .or distribution among
their frienis Among these are such well Sn friends
OF Mr.. Beecher ex-Nayor Seth Low, General c. T,
Christensen. General Horato c. King, Professor Il W.
Raymond. Colonel David T. Austen, +. ". IIinrchs
Moses 5. Beach. Ripley Ropes, William H. Hazard an,
Abraham AbraEams.
f. W. .ici, the vicechairnan OF the Statue Fund
Committee expressed great surprise yesterday The
conduct OF Or Parker in akng money for the delivery
oil MS eulogy ana at MsJor Ponds slow noyemc OTIS ia
turning the ne proceeds, Whatever they L
OF them this mater labor OF lava
When it was first proposed last spring
that Mr.. Beecler's ultimate iriend DR.. Parker
should come over mere AMI deliver tAe en.ogy, caolei
the Doctor Offering pay ns passage myself and
back to London. Owing to GER tin nanpula tons tt
peOject failed and the dItes suddenly chang Oh
June October with Major Psri at the helm VITA fnj
authority to the committees name and manage the
whole business. was perfectly satisfied, aud IL was
upon my motion that Major Ponds services vera nc.
crptsl with thanks by the committee. We expected
with good Louso to get about $1,000 QUE
OF Tor the We hal full house. but 1t 'esmS
thai The gross receipts fail ,Jr. .: what the aftr
expected to net. A, Major Pond reserved cslps o,
boxes his private he ought nsl to say
deal about dea inead+" 80
Il. Burnnam MCna,, AIRY OF tho committee. sail
that lie NaI opposed MAJOR Ponds being male the
manager Of the benet from lie beginning but La been
overruled by majority OF tie committee. 4" have ne
letters here To prove" said Mr. MoaAt, thai
the action OF tao commit e. Requiring
the ssuc OF the Complimentary tickets was acquiescei
In by MAJOR Pond or MS resenstive. Charles Aum-
ford. During part OF the fall Major Pond was absent
in California On september -, Mr. Mantsrd wrote 10
that the suggestion that the Executive COMMITTEES
he invited 10 the platform meets my cordial APP
prevail AT the meeting VI Tie cDhmities on september
20, Mr Hnrchs moved tha IS the sense OF to meet
~. that. with Majsr Ponis consent, iayltitDI
seats the platform be extsnlet to the Broohl-u
tie held AMI stan OF the l3ta Regiment VIA
acted body guari tie occasion OF MI Leechers
funeral TINS motion was carried When | yl'ltei
Ma or Ponds oice The lverett House IL siJnit TIE
committees action him for approval disapproyd
Mr Mumford acoede TO It, suppose that amount
rsporte as ne gross receipts. 9Isll5O Is ali n-ht
toa III a. We a. Others of the ttee thought
was $500 to 500 house. After seven
weeks had passed. AMI neither chr treasurer
Ripley Ropes. any me nOer Of the comni.;es
had heart a word from Msi.r Pond | wroe him
note November l. requesting hil 20 send tp 'syseR
me the net proceeds o. The eulsSy whHtls
account the | received persoAal'
reply IN which ne SAID:
Your fayor OF ISM received have never had any
business cnn- Hons With you TAT know 81 pei aiming
Parser culogy There n wnv hsvs
reported h. e. -. ana there
report uutll December - pad "a he 0,, leri~u4ns 10
that address and psIDr P,rAsr or ,erv ali the
pro- p1t = tle BescAer statue rnni
TIA was the entertaining between Mr. Iiurch' snd ny
sell Yours tfuly, j. POND
TIE general f--lin. anon, Mr.. Beechers hients n
Brooklyn probably expressed yesterday ~ ptoml
nrnt Iarye yh1. reading the above ctte. %. MAJOR
Tont. said III whs no Is true. It ctn only be rank
injustice 10 let TIE public believe that the much0vei
friend sadly beTeSyed brsher. delivered eu.ogy
a token ~ love instead OF as t.o advertising scEese
that aiwa, suspevt-.
and a close friend beth Mr Besshcr and DR.. Parker
sand evening": 1t Is very Unfair 10 suggest that d.
Parkers friendship Tor Mr. Beech-r VS. an ntele.iei
one. | get that al a IN nteh
every ultspohen friesd OF Mr. Bcsclers counted ora
thousand when many with positions 10 lose anu intef'
jespa pulled their skirts aside tGat inry
mig be spittered with the blood ~ tie han VINO
hal falsn thieves. or worse. pr Parker came 70
the front ~ i- defender lie chose ina particular ume
make and proclaim his frien ship with Nr Eeeehsr
That toe basis which their continuing Relations
based. ami that Is record that 10 frest Of "
BeeChsr should lose sight OF Whatever may De wv
fac.s Regarding tns unfortunate controversy